The arrest of prominent micoblogger Charles Xue is sending a chill through China’s social media world. In response, there are online opinion leaders who withdrew, who showed compliance and who kept on fighting for freedom of speech. But what will Weibo become?

A seemingly pro-censorship Weibo post from Lin Miaoke, a 13-year old child star, ignited heated discussions among Chinese netizens on the limits of freedom of speech. Some even questioned whether minors should be allowed to join Weibo.

Less than 24 hours after Sina Weibo verified that Frank Hsieh, former presidential nominee of Taiwan’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), opened an account, the account has already been deleted. Chinese netizens viewed the move as a major setback in re-unification efforts.